Alexi Giannoulias
Role at the time: Illinois secretary of state
Mixed or conditional
Statement summary
Giannoulias supports continued police use of license-plate readers with enforceable privacy and data-sharing limits.
“This is not about taking useful tools away from law enforcement.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Giannoulias supports Senate scrutiny of surveillance networksQuotes by Alexi Giannoulias
Giannoulias calls for data-sharing limits and accountability while retaining ALPRs as a law-enforcement tool.
Why we used this label
He distinguishes a useful investigative tool from an unchecked national surveillance network.